Lynda "Lyn" Cowan

She was a brilliant, very well-respected and influential Jungian analyst (depth psychology) who studied at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, was the president of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts for six years, and had a private practice. An incredible writer, Lyn authored three books, Portrait of the Blue Lady: The Character of Melancholy, Tracking the White Rabbit, A Subversive View of Modern Culture, and Masochism: A Jungian View, along with numerous published articles, as well as edited IAAP Barcelona 2004 Edges of Experience: Memory and Emergence.

She was an engaging lecturer who traveled internationally, entwining her storytelling and love of horse racing with her Jungian teachings and scholarly expertise. Lyn was an avid horse enthusiast who could expound on the lineage of many a thoroughbred, their jockeys, trainers, and owners with a wit all her own. At Canterbury Racetrack in Minneapolis, she contributed the Hall of Fame. Moreover, she was a scholar of medieval English history, and an accomplished photographer who had her works exhibited on several occasions. She created beautiful needlepoint pillows which sold for a hefty price with proceeds donated to a home for retired thoroughbred racing horses. Lyn was passionate about so much. She could converse on most any topic, from the Minnesota Vikings football team and women’s basketball, to politics, to movies, to deep intellectual thought. One might say she was a modern Renaissance person.

She leaves a sister, Nancy Shores Karlebach and brother-in-law, Craig Karlebach; nephew, Jared Karlebach; niece, Nicole Karlebach and husband, Matt Hoisington; and grand-niece, Eva Hoisington; along with her devoted friend, Jeanne Lacourt, and so many other truly close and endearing colleagues.

Please consider supporting the Lyn Cowan Scholarship Fund for Jungian analysts-in-training. Make check out to MSJS and send it to 2146 Berkeley Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105